South Point Township is a
township
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
in southeastern
Gaston County
Gaston County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 227,943. The county seat is Gastonia. Dallas served as the original county seat from 1846 until 1911.
Gaston County is included in the C ...
,
North Carolina
North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...
, United States. It is represented on the Gaston County Board of Commissioners by Mickey Price of
Belmont, who serves as Board Chairman. As of the
2010 census it had a population of 40,484.
Incorporated communities in South Point Township are
Belmont,
Cramerton,
McAdenville,
Lowell, southern
Mount Holly, and southeastern
Gastonia. The township also includes the
unincorporated area
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of
Brown Town.
Fire protection in unincorporated areas of the township is provided by Community Volunteer Fire Department (Station 32) in the north, Union Road VFD (Station 51) in the southwest, New Hope VFD (Station 50) in the south-central, and South Point VFD (Station 42) in the southeast.
Most of South Point Township is in the
South Point High School attendance district. Students in western parts of the township go to
Forestview High School, northwestern parts to
Ashbrook High School, and far northern parts to
East Gaston High School.
Attractions in southern unincorporated South Point Township include the
Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden
Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden is a botanical garden located on of rolling meadows, woodlands and lakefront property in Belmont, North Carolina. Founded by Daniel J. Stowe, a retired textile executive from Belmont, it includes large manicured gard ...
and Carolina Speedway.
References
Townships in Gaston County, North Carolina
Townships in North Carolina
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